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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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